Children are born makers - exploring their worlds and creating new knowledge.  How can we utilize the resources and materials that we have in the classroom or at children's homes to help children create, problem solve, and think deeply?   Join a community of practice on supporting making and STEAM learning!  Whether we are teaching in a classroom, a family child care home, or virtually, how can we support children's STEAM explorations?  Each monthly session will include our own "making" experience and we will dedicate time to share documentation.  The group will meet monthly to share activities, documentation, reflections, and resources.   

Web-based Time Specific 09/13/2022 / 06:30 PM - 06/13/2023 / 08:00 PM, https://sfhsa.zoom.us/j/82788458398?pwd=QmRheG9IOStSQmhPdytyM3k0cWZydz09

Join a community of practice on supporting making and STEAM learning! How can we support children’s STEAM
explorations? Each monthly session will include our own “making” experience and we will dedicate time to
share documentation. The group will meet monthly from September 2022 to June 2023 to share activities,
documentation, reflections, and resources.

Together we will:
• Have a monthly making experience together as learners - sewing, building, balancing, and more!
• Share maker activities, documentation, and resources
• Define STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math - learning and create learning
opportunities for children to build their STEAM knowledge and connections between domains
• Reflect on the learning and development we see in children through observation and documentation
• Push ourselves to try new materials, new questions, and new provocations to deepen our STEAM
teaching practice
• Meet with other educators to share ideas, challenges, and successes

Dates and Times:
• The PLC sessions will be offered in Chinese, Spanish,
and in English on the following Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm
o 9/13, 10/11, 11/08, 12/13, 01/10, 2/21, 03/14,
4/11, 5/09, 6/13